Educational Goals, Competencies and Outcomes
HCA students will:
- Develop an in-depth understanding of the healthcare industry
Objectives- Comprehend industry structure, organizations, and reimbursement systems
- Understand population health in terms of societal wellness, disease, and medical care
- Understand the roles of politics, policy, law, regulation, and ethics in today’s healthcare industry
- Develop administrative, technical, problem-solving, conceptual, and human relations knowledge and skills that provide the foundation for future healthcare administrators and leaders.
Objectives:- Demonstrate a mastery of core business skills and techniques
- Demonstrate a mastery of business skills and techniques as applied to healthcare management
- Develop the capacity for problem solving and decision making
- Demonstrate the communication skills, oral, written, and technical, required of healthcare leaders
- Leverage practical educational experiences and interaction among students, alumni, and mentors in the area and the region.
Objectives:- Demonstrate the ability to work in teams, both as leaders and as followers
- Build relationships, work with, and learn with local and regional organizations and professionals
- Maintain an active and meaningful student organization
- Be assured of proper placement and professional development in administrative internships through an appropriate match between the individual and the healthcare organization
- Become well educated, productive citizens
Objectives:- complete ISU goal and general educations courses
- complete a well-rounded curriculum which includes courses in disciplines such as communication, computational skills, social sciences, and life sciences
- choose electives that meet the student’s interests and needs
- increase the awareness of the students of their social and ethical responsibilities in the delivery of health services in their communities
Scholarly Activity Goals
HCA Faculty will:
- Actively engage in research and scholarly activities.
Examples: (these are examples, not all are required, nor are they all inclusive)- Publish in peer reviewed journals
- Present papers, posters, abstracts, or participate on panels at professional meetings and conferences at the local, regional, national, and international levels
- Author books, book chapters, or segments in books
- Edit books, journals, chapters, or segments thereof
- Submit grants to various local, state, national, or international funding sources
Service Goals
HCA Faculty will:
- Actively engage in service to the University, College, and Department
Examples: (these are examples, not all are required, nor are the all inclusive)- Membership, participation, or leadership of University, College, and department committees, work groups, task forces, and activities.
- Actively serve the local, regional, or state community
Examples: (these are examples, not all are required, nor are they all inclusive)- Active community service related to the discipline of Health Administration
- Membership, participation, or leadership on Governing Boards, health organization committees, work groups, task forces, and activities
- Involvement and service to local, regional, and state groups for the betterment of the health and wellbeing of citizens
- Engage with local, state, national, or international Professional Organizations
Examples: (these are examples, not all are required, nor are they all inclusive)- Active participation in professional meetings and conferences
- Membership, participation, or leadership of Boards, committees, work groups, task forces, forums and activities of professional organizations
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